Creating a backup
1. Click the (…) in DMS and select Backup Settings. The Backup Settings dialog appears. See Backup Settings for a description of each of the settings.
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SFTP
• Configure SFTP: Click to configure the SFTP (Secure FTP) server for the backup.
• Hostname: Type the IP address of the SFTP server.
• Port: Type the port used for the SFTP server.
• Username: Type a username for the SFTP server.
• Password: Type a password for the SFTP server.
• Directory: Type the directory where backups are saved on the SFTP server.
• Delete: Click to delete the configured SFTP server for the backup.
Schedule
• Enable Schedule: Click to enable scheduling for the backup.
• Backup Filename prefix: Type a prefix filename for the backup. Each scheduled backup that is created will append the prefix to the beginning of the backup filename.
• Date and Time: Click to configure the date and time the backup will complete.
• Backup Interval: Type the number of days between when backups are performed.
• Retention Limit: Type the number backups to save before a backup is deleted.
Encryption
• Encryption: Displays whether or not encryption is configured for each scheduled backup.
• Configure Security: Click to configure security settings to encrypt each scheduled backup.
• Encrypt backups: Select this option to encrypt each scheduled backup.
• Password: Type a password for the encrypted backup.
• Repeat Password: Tye the password again to verify the password.
• Apply: Click to apply the backup settings on the device.
2. Click to configure the SFTP (Secure FTP) server for the backup.The Configure SFTP dialog appears.
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3. Configure the SFTP server you want to use as the backup server. You will need to configure the Hostname, Port, Username, Password, Directory, and click .
4. On the Backup Settings dialog, select the Enable Schedule check box. You will need to configure the Backup Filename Prefix, Date and Time, Backup Interval, Retention Limit, Encryption, and click .
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